Poohey Nappy But Fast Asleep - Change Or Leave Be?

[fionas]

I just went in to check on DD and she's done a poo but she's fast asleep.

That means if I don't change her she'll be in a poohey nappy until morning.

Just discussed with DP and he reckons change her if she wakes up but otherwise leave her be.

I tend to agree, what do you think?

[Nelle]

I think two factors - is she likely to sleep through, and more importantly, is she teethy/rashy lately?
As in, my boys sleep through and their poop is toxic atm, so as much as it'd break my heart I'd wake them - BUT they'd go back to sleep easily. Probably I'd think differently if I had a tricky sleeper and the poop was pretty harmless.

So there's my completely non-helpful answer.

[fionas]

She's a fantastic sleeper and she's not teethy/rashy. I know she'll sleep regardless of whether I change her or not but it seems rude to wake her up when it's obviously not bothering her. Even though I feel like a deadbeat mum for leaving her in a dirty nappy.

Dilemmas of being a mum!

[Nelle]

If she'll sleep anyway, then it's not really rude, you're like room service. Maybe chuck a mat under her and do the change in bed if that would work? Then she stays warm.

[HotI]

I would change if i thought she would go back to sleep ok.

I don't think i would like to lie in a pooey nappy all night.

[Liz]

I'd change her. Even if it doesn't wake her through the night, she could still wake up really red & sore in the morning. If you reckon she'd get back to sleep just change her.

Plus... I sleep next to my DD.. so i wouldn't want her pooey bum next to ME! hehehe

[boobaloo]

without a doubt i'd change her, it'll burn her little bum overnight.

[Visitor8]

if she would go back to sleep straight away then I would change to prevent nappy rash and for a comfort issue.

If you will have trouble getting her down then I would leave it up to how you feel lol I would still change though but that is me.

[Glamourcide]

LOL how funny is it that I was going to pose this question to other BBers myself after wondering during the night whether it was worth waking DD2 properly or leaving her sit in a dirty nappy for just a few more hours so I could sleep properly??

DD1 always hollered like mad when she was wet/dirty, so I never had the option, but DD2 seems quite unaware of having a full nappy and will happily snooze despite being dirty... so yes, there are times when I leave her go until the next feed, but for the most part I'll drag myself up and change her in bed so she stays warm. We're bed-sharing so she usually goes back to sleep, but sometimes it wakes her up and she wants another feed and when my nipples are too sore from cluster-feeding, I will let her sleep to give myself time to recover. But then, it's a fine line, as she's at that age where she will do a really big poo/wee and it goes up the back of her nappy and through her clothes, so I have to decide whether it's worth waking up in a piddle-puddle and having to change the sheets!

Sorry that doesn't help much... I suppose there are a lot of factors at play But I for one don't think you'd be a bad mum if you let them sleep for a few hours if they don't seem upset by a dirty nappy - I don't do it often and I always feel bad about doing it, but sometimes I just need to let her sleep for my own sake, selfish as that is!